Cycle sled



Sept. 13, 1938.

G. H. JOHNSON 2,129,935

CYCLE SLED Filed July 28, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 13, 1938. G. H. JOHNSON CYCLE SLED Filed July 28, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 III) A 3 m 6'. H. Jofinson Snow,

Patented Sept. 13, 1938 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE CYCLE SLED Gus H. Johnson, McKeesport, Pa. Application July 28, 1936, Serial No. 93,076

3 Claims.

This invention relates to coasting sleds.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a sled to be used upon snow and ice that will operate upon runners cycle.

and be ridden as a bi- Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the drawings and the following description. In the drawings:- Figure 1 is a view in side ing sled;

elevation of the coast- Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Figure 3 is a horizontal line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view on 44 of Figure 1;

sectional view on the the line Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a view in rear elevation; Figure 7 is a view in cross section on the line '|l of Figure 1, and

Figure 8 is a view in cross section on the line 88 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts in the different views, Ill

and II are the rear runners of said sled.

A steering runner l2 supports a steering colings l6 and ll in the horizontal braces I8 are secured to the upper rod l5. Handlebars of the steering column I3;

A frame A is provided brace l4 resting upon the open- I4 and umn l3 which extends upwardly through and has a horizontal supporting brace |9 which has downwardly extending legs 23 and 2| and are secured adjacent their lower ends to the runners Ill and H by means of bolts 22.

are inclined downwardly and outlegs 23 and 2| The wardly and have ofiset portions 23 and 24 which rest upon the upper edges A cross brace 25 is provided and has which are secured to the legs 20 and 2| by means of bolts 26. The

turned ends is supported at one end by brace 21 for the runners turned ends 28 which are of the runners H) and downhorizontal brace l5 the brace 25. A cross it! and II has downsecured to the inner faces of said runners by means of the bolts 22.

Another brace 29 exten end of the runners Hi and turned down and secured by bolts The bolts 35 also secure the lower ends runners.

ds across the forward I! and has its ends 30 to said of diagonal braces 3| and 32 to the runners Illand II. Said braces 3| an d 32 extend diagonally rearward and have their upper ends secured to the legs 20 and 2| by bolts 33.

A seat 34 rests upon the br ace l4 and has its front end fastened to said brace by a bolt 35 extending through said brace, spacing sleeve 36 and secured rear end seat 34 is secured to the brace bolts 31.

The steering runner I2 is stationary runners |B and H by the Link 38 is secured to runner 39. and link 39 to the cross brace then through a to brace l5. The l9 by connected to the links 38 and I2 by bolt 4|) 29 by the bolt 4|.

The adjacent ends of links 38 and 39 are pivotally connected by a pin 42, and 43 therein in which pin turning movement of runner Foot rests 44 and upwardly extending ends 46 pivotally connected to runner link 38 has a slot 4|] slides to allow for the are provided and have and 41 which are I2 by means of a bolt 48. The opposite ends of the foot rests 44 and 45 are turned downwardly and pointed to form ground brakes 49 and 50. The ground brakes 49 and 50 are normally held in a raised position out of engagement with the ground by means of coil springs 5| and 52 that are terminally secured toopposite sides of the runner I2 and to said foot rests 44 and 45, respectively.

The runners IO, N and I2 have metal shoes 53,

54 and 55 fastened totheir lower ground engaging edges. The handlebars |8 are provided with rubber grips 5B.

The steering post I3 is secured in a socket I2 in the runner |2 by means 0 and spacing plates 58 and 59 f bolts 48 and 51, are secured on opposite sides of the runner and steering post by the upturned portions 46 and ner l2.

the bolts 48 and 51, said plates 58 and 59 spacing 41 from the run- In operation the rider straddles the horizontal bars l4 and I5 and sitting upon the seat 34 grips the handlebars l8 to steer the sled, having his feet resting upon the foot rests 44 and 45. To stop the sled the rider presses down on the inner edge of the foot rests 44 and 45 causing the pointed ends of the ground brakes 49 and 50 to be swung downward, agains coil springs 5| and the ground.

It is to be understood that t the action of the 52, and into engagement with the preferred embodiment only of the invention has been set forth, the right being reserved to make such changes and modifications as will not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 claim as my invention:---

1. A coasting sled compns ing a frame and runners, one of said runners being swivelly mounted and provided with pivoted members, said members normally forming foot rests, and being provided with ground engaging portions adapted to act as a brake.

2. A sled provided with a steering runner, brake members pivotally mounted on each side of said runner, said members comprising horizontal portions forming foot rests and downturned ends adapted to engage the contact surface, and said ends being normally held in a raised position by spring means.

3. In combination with a solid walled swivelly mounted steering runner, brake members pivotally mounted on each side of said runner, said members each having a horizontal portion forming a foot rest, a portion bent substantially at a right angle to said horizontal portion, said last mentioned portion being of sufficient length to engage the contact surface when in substantially a vertical position, and spring means connected to said last mentioned portion and to the runner to normally retain such ground engaging end 10 in a raised position.

GUS H. JOHNSON. 

